USDA direct loans are more challenging to qualify for but offer lower costs. USDA guaranteed loans are more common but have slightly higher, although still competitive, interest rates. Learn more here ...

FHA recently announced a change to its boarder rental income guidelines, and it could mean expanded affordability for ...

The USDA funding fee comes in two forms: an upfront funding fee of 1% of the total amount borrowed and an annual funding fee ...

For buyers living in cities where home prices have skyrocketed, FHA high-balance loans can serve the purpose of an FHA Jumbo ...

USDA loans offer the opportunity to buy a manufactured home with zero down. But it must be a new, never-lived-in manufactured ...

A new-construction home can save you the hassle of remodeling and could be more cost-effective than an existing home in the long run. But these are far from a fool-proof homebuying strategy.